via LLRX.com – The Digital Death of Copyright’s First Sale Doctrine: An important copyright case won’t be argued in the Supreme Court, which on October 3, 2011 declined to review Vernor v. Autodesk, a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision involving the applicability of copyright’s first sale doctrine to transactions involving software and other digital information goods. Law professor Annmarie Bridy discusses the wide reaching impact of the first sale doctrine, without which there would be no free market for used books, CDs, or DVDs, because the copyright owner’s right of distribution would reach beyond the first sale, all the way down the stream of commerce.
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Daily Archives: November 2, 2011
Report – Nothing Ventured: The Crisis in Clean Tech Investment
Nothing Ventured: The Crisis in Clean Tech Investment, by Joshua Freed and Mae Stevens, November 2011 “If a sector that helps drive American economic growth loses 26% of its value$22 billionand sees a 26% decline in new companies in just three years, would it be a crisis? It should be. Unfortunately, this decline is happening… Continue Reading
Economic Projections of Federal Reserve Board Members and Federal Reserve Bank Presidents, November 2011
“The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached table and charts summarizing the economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the November 1-2 meeting of the Committee. The table will be incorporated into a summary of economic projections released with the… Continue Reading
DOD – Report to Congress on U.S.-India Security Cooperation
Report to Congress on U.S.-India Security Cooperation, U.S. Department of Defense, November 2011 “The relationship between the United States and India what President Obama has called one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century is a priority for the U.S. Government and for the U.S. Department of Defense. The United States and… Continue Reading
CDC – November 2011 Vital Signs Issue: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses in the US
CDC Vital Signs, November 2011: “Deaths from prescription painkillers have reached epidemic levels in the past decade. The number of overdose deaths is now greater than those of deaths from heroin and cocaine combined. A big part of the problem is nonmedical use of prescription painkillersusing drugs without a prescription, or using drugs just for… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports – Deepwater Horizon, Antidumping and Countervailing Duties
Deepwater Horizon – Coast Guard and Interior Could Improve Their Offshore Energy Inspection Programs, GAO-12-203T, November 2, 2011 International Affairs – Options for Collecting Revenues on Liquidated Entries of Merchandise Evading Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, GAO-12-131R, November 2, 2011 Continue Reading
Capitalisation of bank exposures to central counterparties – consultative document
Capitalisation of bank exposures to central counterparties – consultative document, November 2, 2011 “The Basel Committee issued today its second consultative paper on the Capitalisation of bank exposures to central counterparties. The Committee’s proposals relate to the capitalisation of bank exposures to a central counterparty (CCP) and cover both capital requirements for default fund exposures… Continue Reading
World War II in Photos – 900 photos and over 20 essays
The Atlantic – World War II in Photos – Alan Taylor “World War II is the story of the 20th Century. The war officially lasted from 1939 until 1945, but the causes of the conflict and its horrible aftermath reverberated for decades in either direction. While feats of bravery and technological breakthroughs still inspire awe… Continue Reading
Petroleum Marketing Monthly
November 2011 – Petroleum Marketing Monthly With Data for August 2011: “Monthly price and volume statistics on crude oil and petroleum products at a national, regional and state level.” Continue Reading
New York Law School Law Review's 2010-2011 Law Review Diversity Report
“In 2011, the New York Law School Law Review launched its Law Review Diversity research project examining gender and minority diversity among law review membership and leadership at ABA law schools nationwide. This research builds upon the 2010 survey conducted by Ms. JD, an organization dedicated to the success of women in law school and… Continue Reading
